Biography
Michelle is Project Manager for the ERC-funded project EMPTINESS: Living Capitalism and Democracy after (Post)Socialism. She is responsible for the project’s day-to-day operations, including data management/protection, communication, finance, reporting, events, and quality control. She is a member of the EMPTINESS research team.
Michelle has worked as an administrator across the University for almost 20 years, including at Research Ethics (UAS), the MPLS Doctoral Training Centre, and the Bodleian Library. She has held the posts of Executive Officer for International Strategy (UAS) and Research Coordinator for the longitudinal, multidisciplinary Young Lives study (ODID) core-funded by DFID.
Previously, Michelle was Editor at an educational publisher in the US, directing publications and product development programmes. She freelances as a copyeditor/writer for individuals and companies on various academic and commercial publications, and has been involved in independent film production work. She has also tutored undergraduate students in Social & Cultural Anthropology.
Michelle has a BA in Literature/Film Studies from Claremont McKenna College and an MPhil and a DPhil in Social & Cultural Anthropology from Oxford.
She is also a Harassment Advisor for the University.
Michelle works part-time, usually Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
